Discatchers Spotted along I-90!!

[sk8architecture]

We were coming back from the Windy River in Tri-Cities yesterday when at about 7:45 disccatchers were spotted on the north side of I-90 somewhere between Cle Elum and Easton. At the time we did not make note of the e location because we thought it was a new course. However I can not find it on any Course Directory. Does anyone have any info on it. Looks like it will be a nice course off the Interstate to stop at when traveling between tournaments!

[Adam Schneider]

Sounds like it must be this place: http://www.ratpactrail.com/ratpacdiscgolf.htm

(If you click on the "photos" link, you'll see some pictures of DISCatchers.)

[Mystjava]

That's cool! It looks like it's a course in development.. One of these days I'll stop by it and play a round..

[TreeLove]

What happened? The link is dead, and I can't find anything. I want to add this to the new Washington disc golf map at www.wadiscgolf.com !

[Adam Schneider]

I know, it looks like their domain might have expired and got taken over by a squatter. On the other hand, the "whois" info still shows Michael Kidder of Cle Elum as the owner; his e-mail address is visible here: http://whois.domaintools.com/ratpactrail.com

By the way, Gawain, I'd like to put your name on that map instead of mine. What URL or e-mail address should I link your name to?

[TreeLove]

I know, it looks like their domain might have expired and got taken over by a squatter. On the other hand, the "whois" info still shows Michael Kidder of Cle Elum as the owner; his e-mail address is visible here: http://whois.domaintools.com/ratpactrail.com

By the way, Gawain, I'd like to put your name on that map instead of mine. What URL or e-mail address should I link your name to?

Email sent to Michael.

My map contact email: treelove at wadiscgolf dot com would be fine, thanks.

[Mystjava]

recent article!!! ugh!

http://www.kvnews.com/articles/2009/06/26/news/doc4a450785e72b4479138739.txt

[Adam Schneider]

Well at least now we KNOW something...

[Sam]

This actually sounds like good news. The guy putting the course in could have soured the city council on the idea of a DG course but they agree with him that it is needed in the community. Plus, going from 5 acres to 10 acres should make for a better course. Win-win, really - thought it might seem like a temporary loss.

[olydiscgolf]

Now that's initiative! To buy 18 brand new Discatchers and put them on city property without asking! BALLSY!

[Roadrunner23]

To bad you guys missed out on this course while it lasted....it was a riot...except for the occasional train driving past blowing its horn. The baskets were pulled a few weeks back for anyone who was driving past.....but the good news is Mike has all the baskets and the city has approved a new peice of land. He is in the process of designing the new course on land around one of the local ponds. The old 18 was on 5 acres with a bit of cross traffice, the new one will be on a 75 acre stretch of the same type of land....not a bad upgrade if I do say so myself. If you have questions or would like to help plant the course contact Mike cleelumbike@hotmail.com

[Adam Schneider]

Get Mike to join this forum!

[Kris Hagner]

I read the Article, and the posts to go with it. They "Can't wait for some Frisbee teams to start." The local towns will each have a Frisbee team! Reminds me of the people at W.O.U. and how they thought "Ultimate Frisbee" and "Disc Golf" were the same thing. It was a girl's college, so I just played along. "Cool, thanks, I like your Frisbee too!"

[Toby Puttzinski]

What about the land behind the elementary school? There is an existing 'rinky-dink' course with posts as targets and wooden pallets for teepads, that was set up for a senior 'fling' or something-- the course is super short and not worth playing in my opinion, but I think that the woods back there would be ideal for a dgc. There is some elevation change, meandering trails and dirt roads that carve through a heavy to moderately wooded area.
Paging Adam Schneider, can we get a aerial photo stat?
--Toby

[Adam Schneider]

Paging Adam Schneider, can we get a aerial photo stat?
I can post a link if you can tell me exactly where you're talking about, map-wise.

[Toby Puttzinski]

I can post a link if you can tell me exactly where you're talking about, map-wise.

The area is directly behind the track and softball fields located at the elementary and junior high schools a few miles outside of town... I will try a google search and get back to you.
Thanks for all that you do to inform/aid the disc golf community!
Toby

--a quick google search resulted in this... tried to add the link but it wouldn't let me copy/paste to the
add link pop-up-- sorry, I'm not very resourceful when it comes to tech skills...

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=cle+elum+elementary+school&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&latlng=2743181074743005289

2696 Sr 903
Cle Elum, WA 98922
(509) 649-3290
Get directions

[Adam Schneider]

Yeah, I found that address on Google Maps, but I don't see anything that looks like a school there, only the ghost of an oval track. There's something that looks like a school to the southeast of there, but I don't know if it's the high school or elementary school or what. Are you talking about the woods just east of Bullfrog Road around the powerline cut?

[FlyDyeIan]

cle elum elementary, middle school and High school are all the same place ant the ghost of a track it the track.

[Toby Puttzinski]

Great first post my frined.:wink2:

Anywho, do you have any information regarding the status of the 'new' course (location) that was being discussed after the baskets were pulled from the I-90 course?
Thanks either way. :cheers:

[Trevorwms]

Yeah. What's the word on the new course in Cle Elum?

[sara21]

new here, say here to very one, and good course :)

[General Scales]

new here, say here to very one, and good course :)

Um huh?